October 30, 2019 The Collection of Steve & Marcy Hench
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2019
John Agnew was an important Carlisle merchant. He served as a Provincial Justice of the Peace from 1770. He retained this position under the new Pennsylvania government until 1777, when he served as Cumberland County Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions. In addition, in October 1784 he was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Postlethwaite followed Agnew in the position of Clerk of the Cumberland County Court of Quarter Sessions and served as an executor of his estate when he died in April 1790. This writ for damages is for Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It assesses damages against Thomas and Robert Wilson and is dated January 26, 1776. CONDITION: Very good with some minor losses to edges and some creases. Mounted between two pieces of translucent plastic. Measures 8-1/4" by 6-1/2".